Montwood was the 41-21 winner over El Dorado when they last played one another back in October of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Montwood Rams lost 49-28 to the El Dorado Aztecs on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Rams can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 686th, while the Aztecs are ranked 259th).
Despite the loss, Montwood still got an impressive performance from Damian Briano, who threw for 252 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 40 yards and a touchdown. 146 of those passing yards were hauled in by Aiden Banuelos, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Ryan Estrada had a dynamite game for El Dorado, rushing for 295 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 17.4 yards per carry. Estrada is crushing it when it comes to rushing yards: he's rushed for at least 104 every time he's taken the field this season. Elijah Issa was another key player, rushing for 93 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries.
Montwood's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for El Dorado, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 3-0.
Montwood didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 69-13 defeat against Midland on the 20th. El Dorado has also already played their next matchup, a 55-54 win against Eastwood on the 20th.
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